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The Football Foundation is the UK’s largest sports’ charity. Funded by the Premier League, The Football Association and the Government, the Foundation directs £30m every year into grassroots sport.

The Foundation receives money from the very top of the professional game and also from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport through Sport England. It then uses this money to leverage even more partnership funding, to deliver a programme of new and improved community sports facilities in towns and cities across the country.

Our mission is to improve facilities, create opportunities and build communities throughout England.

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Where our money goesSince 2000, the Football Foundation has awarded grants towards projects worth over £1.3bn to help create new grass roots facilities around the country. Here you will be able to see what exactly has been via Football Foundation support both nationally and in your local area.

The Impact of our Facility grantsHundreds of thousands of people play football at Foundation-funded facilities each week. Find out more details on how many people are playing at Foundation facilities in this section.

Darius Vassell feeling like a Newman after Villa hero opens university's new all-weather pitchYesterday (Wednesday 20 September) Darius Vassell, former Aston Villa FC and England forward, officially unveiled a state-of-the-art new all-weather pitch at Newman University in Birmingham. He was joined by Premier League Assistant Referee Sian Massey-Ellis MBE, a Newman University alumnus. The project was made possible by a grant from the Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund, which is delivered by the Football Foundation.

Darius Vassell feeling like a Newman after Villa hero opens university's new all-weather pitchYesterday (Wednesday 20 September) Darius Vassell, former Aston Villa FC and England forward, officially unveiled a state-of-the-art new all-weather pitch at Newman University in Birmingham. He was joined by Premier League Assistant Referee Sian Massey-Ellis MBE, a Newman University alumnus. The project was made possible by a grant from the Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund, which is delivered by the Football Foundation.

Barclays Premier League trophy comes to Middlesbrough

Date published: 19/02/2015

Local young footballers at the Acklam Green Centre Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) were given the opportunity to see the Barclays Premier League trophy first-hand recently. The day gave kids and adults alike the chance to get pictures with the 25kg masterpiece at the MUGA, which is one of 200 Barclays Spaces for Sports sites across the UK.

Carol Kerr, Business Manager at Actes, a Middlesbrough-based charity and social enterprise who work closely with the Acklam Green site, had this to say about the event: “Thanks to Barclays and the Football Foundation for providing us with this great opportunity. It has provided everyone here at Acklam Green the chance to get up close to the Barclays Premier League trophy, something normally only professional footballers get the privilege of doing! I’ve no doubt that all the young people will remember this day for a long time.”

The event, run by the Football Foundation, is an example of the partnership between Barclays and the Football Foundation, whose programme Barclays Spaces for Sports won Partnership of the Year at the 2014 Football Business Awards.

Barclays Spaces for Sports is a community sports programme which uses the power of sport to help young people develop the confidence and skills they need, and revitalise disadvantaged communities. It is part of Barclays’ commitment to 5 Million Young Futures – a goal to build the next generation of achievers by helping them develop enterprise, employability and financial skills.

As part of this scheme, Barclays has partnered with the Football Foundation to deliver the award-winning £67m facilities investment programme which has developed 200 community facilities across the UK, that cater for a wide range of sports.

Paulette Cohen, Barclays Head of Global Programmes, said: “Barclays was delighted to be able to provide this unique opportunity for every involved with Acklam Green to see the Barclays Premier League Trophy. The trophy tour is a great way for Barclays Spaces for Sports to reward just some of the 53,000 people who use our 200 sites across the country.”